在4月11日至13日的周末，Forest Lawn 高中舞蹈队参加了在 Alberta Bearspaw 的 Rockpointe 教堂举行的舞蹈进化舞蹈节。该队在初级组别以他们的爵士舞《Hit the Road Jack》和现代舞《Wild》中参赛，获得了金牌、最杰出表现奖和最杰出编舞奖。他们在中级组别以他们的嘻哈舞《Vivrant Thang》参赛，获得了高级金牌和最杰出表现奖。

两名队员 Ashley Nadeau 和 Jehad Kalaf 还参加了个人独舞比赛。Ashley 在高级芭蕾舞组别中演出了《睡美人》中的“阿罗拉 Act 1 变奏曲”，获得了高级银牌；Jehad 在初级组别中演出了他的现代独舞，获得了高级金牌、最杰出表现奖和50美元现金奖。

周末结束时，前二十名的节目将被邀请参加最后的决赛舞蹈对决。我们很高兴地宣布，《Wild》和《Vivrant Thang》都成功晋级决赛！舞蹈队以非凡的运动能力和决心在初级组别中以他们的现代舞表演《Wild》荣获第一名，并在中级组别中以他们的嘻哈舞表演《Vivrant Thang》荣获第一名。Jehad Kalaf 还获得了评审专家颁发的一个特别奖学金，他将参加今年夏天的一个为期三天的现代舞训练班。衷心祝贺《Wild》的编舞者 Elise Janz、Jehad Kalaf 和整个 FLHS 舞蹈队。舞蹈队的教练（Kelsey McMahon 和 Elise Janz）要感谢 Edgar Reyes 和 Katherine Burrowes of illFX 为《Vivrant Thang》编舞，以及 Forest Lawn 高中家长咨询委员会对我们团队的资助。

​Over the weekend of April 11-13 the Forest Lawn High School Dance Team participated in the Dance Evolutions Dance Festival at Rockpointe Church in Bearspaw AB. The team competed their Jazz Dance “Hit the Road Jack” and their Contemporary dance “Wild” in the Junior Division and received gold medals, the “Most Outstanding Performance Award” as well as the “Most Outstanding Choreography” Award for both of these dances. They competed their Hip Hop dance “Vivrant Thang” in the Intermediate Division and were award a High Gold medal and the “Most Outstanding Performance Award”.

Two team members, Ashley Nadeau and Jehad Kalaf also competed their solos.  Ashley competed her “Aurora Act 1 Variation” from Sleeping Beauty in the Advanced Ballet Division and was awarded a High Silver medal and Jehad competed his contemporary solo in the Junior Division and was awarded a High Gold medal, the Most Outstanding Performance Award and a $50 cash prize.

At the end of the weekend the top twenty numbers were invited back to compete in the final dance off. We are happy to announce that “Wild” and “Vivrant Thang” both qualified for the finals! In an incredible feat of athleticism and determination the team danced their way to the top and claimed first prize in the Junior Division for their contemporary piece “Wild” AND first place in the Intermediate Division for the hip hop piece “Vivrant Thang”. Jehad Kalaf was also awarded a special scholarship from the adjudicators to attend a three day contemporary dance convention this summer. A huge congratulations to Elise Janz the choreographer of “Wild”, Jehad Kalaf, and the entire FLHS Dance Team. The dance team coaches (Kelsey McMahon and Elise Janz) would like to thank Edgar Reyes and Katherine Burrowes of illFX for choreographing “Vivrant Thang” as well as the Forest Lawn High School Parent Advisory Council for helping to fund our team.